only for activities involving regular contact with minors
or persons requiring special protection

The excerpt from the swiss criminal records provides the following information:

All convictions relating to indictable and summary offences committed as an adult, until the expiry of certain periods of time.

The excerpt from the swiss criminal records corresponds to the former "criminal records extract"; its contents remain unchanged.

The special excerpt from the swiss criminal records provides only the following information:

Convictions comprising a judgment imposing a ban prohibiting the exercising of a profession, a judgment prohibiting certain activities from being undertaken, a judgment prohibiting contact, or a judgment prohibiting the individual from visiting certain locations for the purposes of the protection of minors or other persons requiring special protection, insofar as said prohibitions remain in force.

An excerpt from the swiss criminal records may be ordered for any purpose:

A special excerpt from the swiss criminal records may only be ordered for specific purposes:

When the special excerpt from the swiss criminal records is necessary for a professional or a non-work related organised activity involving regular contact with minors or other persons requiring special protection.

A special confirmation from the employer or organisation is required to obtain the special excerpt from the swiss criminal records.